Animal biography, or, Popular zoology, Том 31829 |
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... caught . " The Cock is very attentive to his females , hardly ever losing sight of them . He leads , defends , and cherishes them ; collects them together when they straggle ; and seems to eat unwillingly till he sees them feeding ...
... caught . " The Cock is very attentive to his females , hardly ever losing sight of them . He leads , defends , and cherishes them ; collects them together when they straggle ; and seems to eat unwillingly till he sees them feeding ...
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... caught . These delight chiefly in marshy and morassy places , where they subsist almost wholly on insects , worms , and seeds . Guinea - fowls are found in nearly all the countries of the western part of Africa , from Barbary ...
... caught . These delight chiefly in marshy and morassy places , where they subsist almost wholly on insects , worms , and seeds . Guinea - fowls are found in nearly all the countries of the western part of Africa , from Barbary ...
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... caught . THE RED GROUS , OR RED GAME * . The heathy and mountainous parts of the northern counties of England are in general well stocked with Red Grous . These birds are likewise very common in Wales , and the Highlands of Scotland ...
... caught . THE RED GROUS , OR RED GAME * . The heathy and mountainous parts of the northern counties of England are in general well stocked with Red Grous . These birds are likewise very common in Wales , and the Highlands of Scotland ...
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... caught they refuse to eat , and they always die soon afterwards . Their voice is very extraordinary : and they do not often exert it except in the night . Ptarmigans are sel- dom found in Sweden ; and one of these birds , several years ...
... caught they refuse to eat , and they always die soon afterwards . Their voice is very extraordinary : and they do not often exert it except in the night . Ptarmigans are sel- dom found in Sweden ; and one of these birds , several years ...
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... caught . They are excellent food ; and in taste are so like the common grous , as to be scarcely distinguishable from it . THE PARTRIDGE • The extremes of heat and cold are alike unfavourable to the propagation of the Partridge . This ...
... caught . They are excellent food ; and in taste are so like the common grous , as to be scarcely distinguishable from it . THE PARTRIDGE • The extremes of heat and cold are alike unfavourable to the propagation of the Partridge . This ...
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